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aislinn_mcd_harrison's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
3.75
This was a strangely entrancing book - touching about grief and family. However, for a book many people say is good writing, I found myself skipping over lots of those sections (some were repetitive but it may also be my aversion to meat / animal eating!)
I agree with other reviews that this was probably a perfect long magazine article but is a touch spun out here.
Having said that I would recommend it as a read for anyone who wants to reflect on complex relationships, food as or in culture, or mixed identities, and obviously especially grief
I agree with other reviews that this was probably a perfect long magazine article but is a touch spun out here.
Having said that I would recommend it as a read for anyone who wants to reflect on complex relationships, food as or in culture, or mixed identities, and obviously especially grief
spatterson12's review against another edition
3.0
Well, I made the mistake of choosing a book centered on grief to read around the holidays. I have a tendency to read a synopsis at least six months before reading the book, so it’s all brand new and unexpected by the time I start. Not the best choice with this one.
This one is somewhere around 3.5⭐️ for me. The author says this several times throughout about being a spoiled child, and it feels authentic in her writing. There were moments of jealousy threaded throughout and moments where her priorities were the only ones mentioned. There was no real character building outside the relationship she had with her mom, which is probably the point, but even then, it didn’t really build. A lot of the moments growing up seemed abusive or disconnected, but then there were sprinkles of them getting along and sharing a song together on a car ride.
It was almost the grief was more about what could’ve been, what should’ve been and not so much on the reality of what was. But that’s a type of grief a lot of people can relate to.
This one is somewhere around 3.5⭐️ for me. The author says this several times throughout about being a spoiled child, and it feels authentic in her writing. There were moments of jealousy threaded throughout and moments where her priorities were the only ones mentioned. There was no real character building outside the relationship she had with her mom, which is probably the point, but even then, it didn’t really build. A lot of the moments growing up seemed abusive or disconnected, but then there were sprinkles of them getting along and sharing a song together on a car ride.
It was almost the grief was more about what could’ve been, what should’ve been and not so much on the reality of what was. But that’s a type of grief a lot of people can relate to.
fjreading's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
4.5
Super emotional and interesting to listen to. Really enjoyed hearing the author read it. The anecdotes were too good!